Klu bdud bco brgyad ཀླུ་བདུད་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Shi Ba Wei Dang Shen Pian (TCM)
Codonopsis 18
Also known as Gu gul bco brgyad གུ་གུལ་བཅོ་བརྒྱད།
Bdellium 18 (or Myrrh 18)
Tradition:
Tibetan
Source / Author:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount * | |
|---|---|---|---|
Codonopsis nervosa | 30 grams | 150 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 14 grams | 7 grams | |
Aconitum balfourii | 60 grams | 300 grams | |
Acorus calamus | 4 grams | 20 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 14 grams | 70 grams | |
Moschus | 1 grams | 5 grams | |
Boswellia sacra | 14 grams | 70 grams | |
Cassia tora | 16 grams | 80 grams | |
Psoralea corylifolia | 14 grams | 70 grams | |
Tinospora cordifolia | 14 grams | 70 grams | |
Commiphora mukul | 10 grams | 50 grams | |
Corydalis trachycarpa | 2 grams | 10 grams | |
Cancer | 12 grams | 60 grams | |
Gymnademia crassinervis | 14 grams | 7 grams | |
Shilajit | 2 grams | 10 grams | |
Terminalia bellirica | 16 grams | 8 grams | |
Phyllanthus emblica | 12 grams | 60 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 12 grams | 60 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proportions.
** Musk substitutes are used today
*** the version from Men Tsee Kang lists Catechu (Stod ja) instead of Crab shell.
**** Dactylorhiza hatagirea has been listed by some sources. Many species of Orchid supply the market.
Another version:
Herb Name | Latin | Amount * | |
|---|---|---|---|
Commiphora mukul | 50 grams | 200 grams | |
Terminalia chebula | 7 grams | 300 grams | |
Terminalia belerica | 8 grams | 200 grams | |
Emblica officinalis | 60 grams | 200 grams | |
Saussurea lappa | 70 grams | 200 grams | |
Boswellia serrata | 70 grams | 200 grams | |
Cassia tora | 80 grams | 160 grams | |
Psoralea corylifolia | 70 grams | 160 grams | |
Asphaltum | 10 grams | 100 grams | |
Tinospora cordifolia | 70 grams | 200 grams | |
Acorus calamus | 20 grams | 300 grams | |
Acacia catechu | 60 grams | 100 grams | |
Codonopsis nervosa | 150 grams | 400 grams | |
Adhatoda vasica | 60 grams | 200 grams | |
Corydalis trachycarpa | 10 grams | 200 grams | |
Dactylorhiza salina | 7 grams | 200 grams | |
Bi sha *** **** | Aconitum balfouri | 100 grams | 200 grams |
Moschus | 5 grams | 4 grams |
* Two different sources have given different proportions. The left column is from Men Tsee Kang. The right column from Amdo Compendium
** Amdo Compendium lists Gu gul nag po (Myrrh) instead of Bdellium.
*** Amdo Compendium lists Sman Chen (Aconitum ferox). Some sources list Delphinium brunonianum
**** The Men Tsee Kang version (left column) originally listed 300 grams of Aconite. Today, 100 grams is typically used.
Preparation:
Powder and form Pills.
Function:
Tonifies Qi, Clears Wind and Damp, Moves the Blood, Eases Pain
Use:
“Especially helps with ‘bam and grum bu diseases [arthritis and rheumatism]” (Men Tsee Kang)
1. Pain, swelling and redness of the joints with difficult flexion and extension of the joints
2. Gout
3. Arthritis, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis
4. Swelling and pain of the Bones and Joints with dark or purplish color
5. Difficultyin flexing and extension the limbs
6. Edema, Swelling of the legs
7. Sinusitis, chronic Rhinitis
8. Lymphatic disorders
9. Disorders of Serous Fluid (Damp) with Fever
10. Abscess
11. Skin inflammations
12. Rashes and redness of the skin
13. Obstinate Skin diseases with redness and itching, Eczema, Psoriasis
14. Elephantiasis, Leprosy
15. Used for Cancer
16. Also Female diseases with Blood stagnation
Dose:
2–3 grams, dissolved in hot water and taken at night
Comment:
Codonopsis nervosa is used in Sichuan as a source of Codonopsis Dang Shen, meaning that C. nervosa is a Qi tonic.
Cautions:
1. Due to the large dose of Aconite, this formula is potentially toxic. Avoid overdose.
2. Not used in the elderly, children, pregnant women.
Modifications:
There are several variations: some list Acacia catechu and Oxytropis reniformis in place of Shilajit and Tinospora.
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